Thank you for the reply.   I'm using a Fiio E10 straight into the computer (through USB of course), with the CAL plugged straight into the front output of the E10.   The source is just my computer. I have about 1GB of MP3's ranging from about 128-320kb/s.    The interesting part here...

Thanks to this great site, I managed to finally choose my first pair of full size headphones. I got a great deal on the CAL ($60), and I've been very happy with them ever since I got them.   I hadn't used them in a while (finals and whatnot), and I picked them up and noticed that when not...

Quote: No problem man (and I wasn't suggesting that you should have read through this whole thread to find my posts from a week ago, it was more that I have been in a similar predicament recently).   You'll have to get other people to tell you more about the soundstage of the CAL! in...

Quote: You're in almost the identical situation that I was in just a week ago. I'm a second year grad student who was looking for a pair of headphones to use while at home when I can't use my desktops 2.0 setup while my wife is sleeping in the other room. I also game, but not...

While I'm still a bit new to things, I have been doing lots of research in that price range (and under) and I finally settled on the CAL! (Creative Aurvana Live!).   They're actually rebadged denon 1001's and are outstanding for the price. One of the main things they're known for is comfort...

Thanks for the tip. Sounds like I should try to do a bit of burn in then. From my reading, it appears that "burning in" can be done by simply playing lots of music on the headphones, or you can use "pink noise". Do you have a preferred method, or do you just let them wear in normally? I've...

Thank you very much for your data point. Based on your response (and others) I went ahead and ordered the CAL!. The fact that they dropped down to $60 made the purchase even easier :). I'll be getting them in a day or two, and hope that I'll find them to my liking. Do they "need" to burn in...

I'm new here, so I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this, but I noticed this today (23 min AFTER I ordered last night).   The Creative Aurvana Live is on sale at their site (fullfilled through amazon) for $59.99.   I sent amazon an email asking them to reimburse me the...

Quote: Thanks again. And yes, that was supposed to be the JVC HAWX700, but apparently I can't actually type. Luckily you somehow figured out what the heck I actually meant.   Sounds like now I just need to see if the CAL! will ever come on sale. I heard over on another forum that they...

Quote: Thank you very much for your response. This helps out a lot.     Just a few further questions though. How does the CAL! compare to the Panasonic HTF-600, HARX700 and the monoprice 8323? Those were really the only other things that I was considering, but for some reason I...

So I've been lurking for a while recently, and thought I might as well join up and ask a few questions. I'm finishing up grad school, and thought that I could use a pair of fullsize over ear headphones. I started doing lots of research, and have come up with a list of some cans that sound...